PPT-Christianity and Homosexuality

The Kinsey Scale of S exual Orientation Relevant biblical passages 4 Questions to consider as we read the passages What forms of homosexuality does scripture condemn Is there any biblical basis for loving faithful homosexual partnerships. T h i s chapter deals with Christianitys spread in A f r o E u r a s i a particularly in the classical and postclassical periods but with renew e d d e velopment in the late nineteenth and t w entieth centuries Like Buddhism and later Islam Christi Ed Riddick, March 11, 2012. Important Commitments. I hold to an orthodox, . Judeao. -Christian worldview. There is a divine design and transcendent purpose for our sexuality beyond temporal pleasure. Definition = . a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex. .. UK. Age of consent – . Reduced from 18 to 16 . Gay population – . 7% are gay. Marriage and adoption . – . Rome. Christianity is now the religion of over two billion people on every populated continent, but the faith began as a small movement in the city of Jerusalem in the Roman province . of Judea. . . Levin’s Central Argument. Bodily parts such as genitals have a particular use determined through natural selection. . To use such bodily parts other than for their determined purposed is to . misuse. Judea becomes Roman province in 6 A.D., mostly Jews who held tightly to their religious beliefs and laws. Thought Roman rule would corrupt their religion. . Christian Founders. Jesus. : Jewish prophet who traveled and preached throughout Judea. Focused mostly on unconditional love and worship of God.. Jewish . Diaspora. In 66 AD, the Jews in Israel rebelled against Rome. To end the rebellion, Romans stormed Jerusalem, destroyed the temple, and exiled the Jews who scattered around the Roman Empire. Monotheism. As states and empires increased in size and contacts between . regions multiplied. , religious and cultural systems were transformed. . Religions and . belief systems provided a bond among the people and an ethical . The Roman Empire and Religion. The Big Idea. People in the Roman Empire practiced . many. religions . before. Christianity, based on the teachings of . Jesus. of Nazareth, spread and became . Rome’s. Article: Religion and State: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Authors: Candice Goucher, Charles LeGuin, and Linda Walton. Source: In the Balance: Themes in World History (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998) . RISE OF CHRISTIANITY History of Preaching 1 Christianity in the 1 st Century 3 RISE OF CHRISTIANITY: Religion of Rome -Relationship of Roman Empire w/ Christianity: Paganism -Religion a matter of belief, a series Christianity and the Roman Empire OBJECTIVE: To understand the life of Jesus, the origins of Christianity and the difficulties Christianity faced in a hostile Roman society Christianity and the this meant pursuing a young slave By law free youths were set off-limits The Romans - like the Greeks - deplored freemen taking the passive role in sexuality as stated by the philosopher Seneca To b 23 Global Bioethics Enquiry 201 9 ; 7 ( 1 ) Original Research Paper Impact of B ioethics E ducation on A ttitude and B eliefs regarding H omosexuality: A P ilot S tudy with M edical G raduat